Lucas

Lucas works as a welder. Most of his customers are from his local community and his number of customers has increased because of his good service. He needs to buy a better welding machine with greater power, so he needs a loan of ¢1.040.000. Lucas says that his goal is to provide his services to other communities so that he can increase his income.

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As a small and relatively young MFI located in Costa Rica, EDESA has difficulty attracting other sources of capital. Many other microfinance funders do not work in Costa Rica, because overall the country is too rich. However, organizations such as EDESA work with extremely marginalized populations in Costa Rica that really need the access to capital that EDESA provides. By funding EDESA, Kiva lenders are allowing the organization to grow and reach more people than they otherwise would be able to reach.